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my monitor's colors are bad help!

my sony monitor burned after a year's use.it was given to me by a cousin.i used the monitor for a year when it finally went out on my about in november,i get a packard bell that works from a friend it looks just fine on 800X700 res but when i try to put it higher it F's up with these wird lines and i dont know what to do i need help as i'm going nuts because i cant play q2 help!!?!?

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my monitor's colors are bad help!

Monitors do not last long as they used to anymore... especially those that are used day after day.

The Packard Bell monitor may not be able to handle the higher resolutions. You need to find out what resolution your friend was using and try the various refresh rates.

The Sony monitor should have lasted longer, but we don't know which model or how long your cousin used it.

Sounds like it's time to invest in a new monitor and if you can afford it, go with the extra warranty.

If you cannot afford anything but a repair, then choose the better of the two monitors (which would probably be the Sony) and see what they will charge to repair it. Know that repairs on monitors can be great, but sometimes they are not. It depends on the quality of the replacement parts and the remainder of the other compenents within the monitor. Most of the "repaired" monitors I have seen, have never been as good as new; but I have a friend who has a monitor that has lasted two years after a repair (that's a NEC monitor though).

my monitor's colors are bad help!

Anna is correct, but you may also want to check your video adapter. Go to Control Panel>>System applet>>Devices tab to see what kind of adapter is installed. You can check your driver versions in the adapters properties page. Then go to either the adapters' manufacturers site to check for new drivers or one of several driver sites. Here are some:

my monitor's colors are bad help!

also try degausse this is a util that comes with most pb monitors and may solve problem pull up menu for settings of monitor and degausse should be one good luck or u will have to do one of the above jd

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